Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 8, 1868

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Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 8, 1868

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Bovee, George E.Calcote, John J Calcote, W. Harrison Dickerson, M.Huey, J. G.Lynch, James, 1839-1872 Sanders, W. H.Sandlin, W. G.Warmoth, Henry Clay, 1842-1931

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Conventions Conventions--Constitutional Convention (U.S.) (1787)Crime Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Extradition Criminal Procedure--Indictments Legislation. United States. Congress Political Office--Appointment to office

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
[image: Louisiana state seal surrounded by agricultural items]
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

To His Excellency, the Governor of Mississippi—

The undersigned, Governor of the State of Louisiana, would inform your Excellency that Jno. J. Calcote ^an_d W. Harrison Calcote in this State, charged with the crime of murder—as will fully appear by a copy of Indictment———————hereunto annexed, which I certify to be authentic, is a fugitive from the justice of this State, and now supposed to be within the limits of the State of Mississippi and the County of Franklin in that State.—————————————————————

Your Excellency is therefore requested, in conformity to the Constitution and a law of the United States, to cause the said Jno. J. & W. H. Calcote—to be delivered to J. G. Huey or his authorized Deputy—who is appointed Agent to receive him, that he may be brought into this State, and dealt with as to law and justice may assssertain.

(This State will not hold itself responsible for the expenses attending the execution of this requisition.)

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Seal of the State of Louisiana:

Done at the City of New Orleans, this eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty= nine and of the independence of the United States, the ninety fourth

[seal] UNION JUSTICE & CONFIDENCE * STATE OF LOUISIANA * [/seal]

By the Governor: [gap] H. C, Warmoth

Geo E Bovee
Secretary of State

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Requisition from Gov Louisiana for Arrest of
J. J. & W H Calcote

order issued Jany 18. 1870

Jas. Lynch
Secy State

Warmouth—
Gov.

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[seal]

The

Secretary of State will ^please^ give proper authority in this case

A. Ames
Ret Maj Genl
Provl Gov

Hon James Lynch
Secretary of State.

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[eal] ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT* PARISH of JACKSON [/seal]

The State of Louisiana
Eleventh Judicial District
Parish of Jackson,

In the name and by the authority of the State of Louisiana, the Grand Jurors of the State of Louisiana duly empanneled and sworn, in and for the Parish of Jackson, on their oath present, that John J. Calcote, and W. Harrison Calcote on the twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand and Eight hundred and Sixty five, at and in the Parish of Jackson, then and there did feloniou^s^ly commit the crime of murder and then and there did conspire together, and willfully and feloniously and with malice aforethought kill and murder one W. H. Sanders, in the peace of God and said State, then and there being contrary to the Statutes of the State of Louisiana in contempt of the authority of the State and against the peace and dignity of the State

W. G. Sandlin
Dist Atty Pro Temp
11^th,, Dist La

I hereby certify that the above and foregoin-g indictment is a true and correct copy of the original indictment on file in the Clerks office of the 11^th,, Judicial Distri-ct Court in and for the Parish of Jackson State of Louisiana.

Given under my hand and Seal of office on the 8^th day of April AD 1869,

M. Dickerson
Depty clk 11 Dist Ct